More than 60 Labour MPs have called on the prime minister to impose a ban on under-16s access to social media platforms. In a open letter to Sir Keir Starmer on Sunday, the 61 MPs said “successive governments” had done “too little to protect young people from… unregulated, addictive social media platforms”. They urged him…
Anna FosterPresenter, Today programme UN Photo / Alba García Ruiz Antonio Guterres told the BBC some believe “the power of law should be replaced by the law of power” The US is acting with impunity and believes its power matters more than international law, the head of the UN has told the BBC. Speaking to…
The architect who designed Singapore’s public housing system, now home to most of the country’s 5.9 million residents, has died at the age of 87. Liu Thai Ker shaped the landscape of modern Singapore, with its distinctive public housing blocks dominating the skyline, from the city centre to the edges. Liu died on Sunday from…
China’s population fell for the fourth straight year in 2025 as its birth rates sunk to a record low, despite the government rolling out a spate of incentives to boost them. The country’s population fell 3.39 million to reach 1.4 billion by the end of 2025, marking a quicker decline than the previous year, government…
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is widely expected to call for a snap election, less than three months after taking office, in a bid to shore up greater support. Unnamed officials told local media Takaichi would announce the date of the lower house election at a press conference on Monday afternoon. Japanese voters would then…
Travel has changed a lot throughout the years, and hence the language that revolves around the concept keeps on adapting to the changing environment. As people travel to far-off places, the language used to describe the concept keeps evolving, which results in new terms being used by travellers for the latest reasons, habits, or trends…
It is seen as a scourge of the modern game. A goalkeeper goes to ground off the ball and play is stopped. All 10 outfield players rush to the technical area for a team talk. As soon as the coach has got his new instructions across the goalkeeper gets up. There is nothing a referee…
When we think of fruits and seeds, we can easily imagine that seeds remain hidden away inside the fruit, like apple seeds in a core or mango seeds hidden in a pit. But nature likes to defy conventions. There is one famous fruit that literally has its seeds outside, making it a striking and memorable…
Joe TidyWorld Service Cyber Correspondent BBC There’s something uniquely agonising about having your cryptocurrency stolen. All transactions are recorded on a digital ledger, known as a blockchain, so even if someone takes your money and puts it in their own crypto wallet, it is still visible online. “You can see your money there on the…
Imagine this: You’re glued to the show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati 16’, heart racing as contestants chase crores under those bright lights. The legendary Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan isn’t just hosting – he’s dropping wisdom bombs wrapped in laughter. When a contestant named Harshit Bhutani shared a hilarious personal story about his home (back in 2024)…